That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the staff at the Cambridge Historical Commission, the DCR Commissioner, and members of Cambridge’s state delegation to approve, fund and execute the design and installation of a suitable historic marker by April 2022 to recognize the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted and others in transforming the Cambridge riverfront landscape, and report back on their progress before the end of the current Council term

Representative Steven C. Owens Committee Member Twenty-Ninth Middlesex District Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy 24 Beacon Street, Boston MA Financial Services [phone removed] x 7315 Global Warming and Climate Change steven.owens@mahouse.gov Steering, Policy and Scheduling September 12, 2021 Jennifer Mathews Assistant to the City Manager 795 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 Dear Ms. Mathews, I am writing today to express my support for the use of Community Preservation Act funds to erect a historical marker recognizing the contributions of Frederick Law Olmsted and Charles Eliot to Riverbend Park, as proposed by the People for Riverbend Park Trust. I believe that such a marker is an appropriate and timely honor to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, the founder of American landscape architecture by commemorating his role in the landscape design of Memorial Drive. Cambridge would join the City of Boston and the Town of Brookline in celebrating the Olmstead bicentennial. I look forward to working with the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the City of Cambridge, the People for Riverbend Park Trustees, and the Cambridge Historic Commission to ensure that this is a successful project. Thank you or your consideration, please do not hesitate to contact my office if you have any questions. Sincerely, Steven C. Owens State Representative 29th Middlesex District